There's always flying to the Yucatan for cave diving too. Much shallower and several places set up to rent tanks. I do like Florida though... and it's only 12 hrs for me to get to Jackson Blue... and the Mill Pond at Marianna, and a few hours more to a LOT of other springs. I recommend the training, it'll improve your tech diving!I am still wondering if I want to spent a week in paradise getting my butt kicked to learn a type of diving that I have to drive clear down to Florida to do.
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